Jake, from the Dark Tower. Not because of Jake, but because of Oy. πππ
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Glen in the walking dead. I was already on the posts during the governor arch. But Glenn fucking broke me.
Hard same. Then they immediately killed Abraham after, literally murdered every reason I had for watching that show.
Not only were they the best characters, they were the only good actors throughout all of the main cast.
I honestly think Abraham hurt way more now that I'm thinking about it. Cause I identified with homie! I'm huge, fairly strong, but went bald early. Sorry about waxing nostalgic, but I had almost forgot about homie until now.
L from Death Note.
Kinda got boring for the other half, although Near-Mellow was okay after a while.
It didn't stop me watching the show, but in Batwoman S2 when Oshun kills the manipulative psychologist in such a petty asshole-ish way, it just ruined so much intrigue for me and I stopped caring about him as a character.
The show had a lot of other problems, and pivoting into ACAB drivel (oh but its private security being criticized not cops so its totally different lolololol) really made me want to give up. But S3 dialled up the sapphic angst so I was determined to get that far.
Then it got cancelled anyway. So I guess killing off half the interesting characters made everyone stop watching it anyway.p
Shayla from Mr. Robot. I just lover her so much for some reason.
Walking Dead (show): Glenn
Glenn and Maggie were the only thing worth rooting for at that point and losing one of them ruined the last thing interesting about the show.
This was my event, but it triggered something larger in me. I stopped watching most things where people were being killed off for entertainment and shock value. I asked myself βWhat am I doing with my life and watching this?β.
TWD is the only show that gets shit on for that time it followed the comics.
I'm not shitting on it, and I strongly doubt it is the only show. They also didn't follow the comics most of the time so making it a big deal for this one event, where they also killed off another character that was on a semi interesting arc, is a silly thing to focus on.
Killing off main characters can be a good thing, but the show just didn't have any remaining compelling character arcs once they killed off the last thing that gave any reason for living to introduce yet another 'humans are the real monsters' villain.
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It already felt like the writers weren't going anywhere before that, Glenn ended up being the last straw.
My mom quit Game of Thrones because they killed the dog in the first episode
She made the right decision.
My wife quit GoT when Joffrey ordered the dire wolf killed. Same reason, kinda.
oh yeah, that's the dog I was talking about
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I wish Rita was looking at the same moon at the same moment, I like that - connected by lightΒ
L's Death in DeathNote. Near was cool and all, but the entire story after L dies felt like an epilogue rather than a continuation of the plot.
I could be wrong, but I remember reading that it was the original ending, but someone didnβt like Light winning, so they added the other two characters to beat Light.
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Sweets in bones. I hated him when he showed up. Then he won me over and then he's gone :(
Joelβs death in The Last of Us. It was a bad idea in the second game and it had the same effect on the show.
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Oh, and I almost quit Angel multiple times back when it was a new episode every week. The first one because the actor died, I understood and it was sad but not worth quitting. The next because Charisma got pregnant? (Even though I didn't know why Cordy was killed off then) Then the character of Fred, but at least she got a new character that I grew to really like. But hated how Wesley's death happened. Darla's death was pretty epic though. That show was so all over the place.
There's an anime in its 3rd season right now, that when a character death from the manga happens... I'll stop watching soon after. Does that count?
When Mulder went away to wherever he went in later seasons of X-Files.
Woodhouse and then Malory in Archer. i actually really enjoyed the coma seasons, but theyβre damn good proof that you canβt come back home after you jump the shark.
You do know that both of the actors that played those characters died in real life, right?
I put off watching the last season of DS9 for a while, after they killed off Jadzia Dax in a really forced way. The worst part was that there was another episode that season where she almost died and it would've been a much more personal and appropriate way for her to go, but instead she's randomly at the wrong place when the big bad shows up doing main plot stuff and that's it. It was incredibly disappointing. Apparently there was some drama with contract shenanigans behind the scenes, so they ended up having to write it in last minute.
I did eventually come back and watch the last season and I'm glad I did, but I legit almost dropped it.
The last half of the last season of DS9 was some of the most exciting TV I've ever seen. That final arc was great.
killing Jamie in Top Boy showed that the writers had no fucking clue how to tie the show up neatly
Not a show, but a movie spin-off. When they killed Wash in Serenity. I knew I wasn't going to like it as much as the tv shows.
I'm a leaf on the wind.
If they meant for that death to hurt a lot, it worked.
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Zoe Barnes (Kate Mara) in House of Cards. Until her death, I didn't realize she was the only reason I was watching the show.
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Ragnar in Vikings. None of his sons had the same charisma and the show just fell flat to me. I still try to finish the show from time time but I still haven't managed to.
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Alex death in the expanse. Rounded off the experience and end of the series but also marked the end for me.
The actor was asking 15 year old fans for nudes. It's a shame because Alex was the best and is still around in the books.
The characters death came as a shock to me as it was too abrupt for a core member of the story. I immediately looked to see it something happened during production only to find there was credible accusations of sexual predatory behavior.
To this day I'm still pissed off at it all. He was great in the role, and was a fantastic ambassador for the show in social media and at conventions. Honestly seemed like he loved the character. To just ruin all that, plus causing difficulties for the show and his castmates, by sexting with fans was hugely disappointing.
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There was a fairly decent martial arts manhwa called Bowblade.
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They introduced a female love interest pretty deep into the story. She was the first character who was openly and unconditionally supportive of the main character. Unusually, they immediately progressed their relationship, got married, and had a child.
Of course this beacon of hope and warmth only existed to cause trauma. A terrible bad guy kidnapped her, against the advice of literally every other character. He tortured her to extremes only possible in a fantasy novel, then she died in the heroβs arms.
Awful writing. Just awful.
The only one for me was Matthew Crawley in Downton Abbey. I don't recall now exactly why, but reading the plot overview, I think it was because the aristocrat/commoner tension was what held my interest. The show was mostly a period soap opera with some social commentary elements. With his death, it felt like losing the drama and keeping the melodrama. (Although that plot line was mostly wrapped up by the end of the 3rd series, too.) I don't recall being angry, or deciding not to watch further, I just never got around to it.
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